Cowtown Carnival and official playground opening


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Features and Review Cowtown Fun Day and an official playground opening Mayor Nick Bye was invited to announce the opening of the refurbished playground at St Mary's Park after much hard work had been put into organising the new area at the playground by Friends of the St Mary's Park Group.

Mayor Nick Bye was encouraged to test out the slide and said, “I hope I don't fall off,” but found it to be, ‘really good.' The Mayor and Councillor Martyn Hodge met with several of the Friends of St Mary's Park Group including Joan Hately, Joan Thain, Pearl Young and Megan Hart who wore their t-shirts printed with St Mary's Park Friends Group on the front and Cowtown Calf on the back and they were joined by the Cowtown Mayor Beer. Town Crier, Les Ellis called everyone to order and announced to the ladies, gentlemen and especially the children of Brixham, that they were all welcome to use the new playground that the Big Lottery Community Spacers had funded, with local children helping to choose the equipment.

John Davies was asked to cut the yellow ribbon was as a boy was at the original opening of the playground back in 1940 when he came with his father and brother to try out the swings. He was really pleased the Park and playground were still here and said, “Thank goodness it is still going in Brixham and well done to everyone that was involved'.

After the opening the Friends and officials were invited to have drinks and nibbles before the crowning of the Cowtown Princess Holly and the two flower girls Imergen and Libby. Mayor Nick Bye said, “I've never crowned a carnival princess before,” and proceeded to give Holly the sash then place the crown on her head before presented her with a gift. He was then asked to crown the flower girls with their little tiaras. Finally Mayor Nick Bye commented on the flower garden too saying, “How wonderful it looks and well done to the Friends Group.”

As the Cowtown Fun day got underway there were plenty of stalls, lots of tombola's, lots of children's bouncy castles and Emma's Donkeys with music and commentary from Radio Devon. The Sure Start team Sarah and Linda Bridge were on hand literally to get hand prints from the local children to create a collage to put in the Furzeham Children's Centre.

They were also there to promote Sun Safety which with the weather being a dull day meant the stickers, leaflets, sunglasses and water bottles they were giving out could be saved for another day. There were also traditional games for the children to have a go at such as the egg and spoon race, tug of war and more physical games of an ‘It's a knock style.'
	This year the Torbay 4X4 Club was a unique feature at the fun day with a 4x4 parked with its back wheel on a wooden block, showing the ability of the vehicle to take on uneven grounds. Nick one of the drivers said the club had been together since 2007 and have 120 members. The club does demonstrations and will be performing one at the Torbay Steam Rally for more info go to www.torbay4x4club.co.uk

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Cowtown Fun Day and an official playground opening